Safety-gate.



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SAFETY GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1918.

1 ,275,4; 1 8 Patented Aug. 13, 1918,

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CARLO GIUFEBE, E DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SAFETY GA'IE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARLO Gmrrmi, a subject 'of the King of Italy, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Imfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification;

My invention relates to a'safety gate for street cars shown in the accompanying drawings and more particularlydescribed in the following specification and, claims.

It is well known that many grave accidents result from the carelessness of drivers of motordrive-n vehicles in attempting to pass street cars which are about to stop to take on or discharge passengers It is therefore one of the ob ects of this.

invention to provide street cars with a safety gate adapted to close or substantially close the street between the track and the curb on the side of the car from which it discharges or takes on passengers,the gate to be under the manual control of the conductor, or motor-man, asmay be desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide' for illuminating the gate sothat it may be readily seen at night by vehicular traffic and by passengers alighting from the car.

Another object of the invention is to provide the gate with a loumper on the underside to cushion its descent in order that if in lowering the gate it should contact with anyone who might carelessly get in its path. it would cause them no injury. I

lViththe foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and-in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that vchanges in the precise embodiment of the in- I vention may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an end elevation of a street car showing the safety gate as it would appear when lowered its supporting bracket being indicated in section to more clearly disclose the relation of the parts? 1 Fig. Qis -a similar elevation .with the gate .raised.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March e, 1918. Serial No. 220,185.

Patented Aug. is, 1913.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional and plan view of the end of a car body showing the 1 operating mechanism in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic plan View of a street showing a car at a street corner intersection, with the gate lowered to close the driveway. between the track and the street curb.

Fig. 5 is a detail cross-sectional View through the housing inclosing the gearing connecting the vertical shaft with the shaft for supporting the gate.

Referring now to the placed upon the drawings g A denotes a car and B its rear platform. C designates a vertically disposed shaft supported in suitable journals,' adapted to be manually rotated by means of an operating lever C secured to its upper end. D indicates a beveled gear keyed to the lower end of the shaft in mesh with a like gear E carried by the relatively short shaft E located below the floor of the car. E indicates a beveled gear at the opposite end of the shaft E in mesh with a gear G on the end of the shaft Gfixtending longitudi nally beneath the car. F indicates a hood or casing inclosing the gears. To the rearwardly projecting end of the shaft G is fitted anarm or gate H adapted to be roked letters of reference from a vertical to a horizontal position and back to its initial position through the operation of the manually operated lever C, as will be readily understood.

Set in the gate or arm is an electric lantern H connected by suitable wiring with a source of electric power (not shown) the lantern being preferably fitted with a red globe with the word Stop or other suitable warningword displayed thereon. Projecting downwardly from the gate is a.-

bumper comprising a resilient rod 1, se-

cured at its ends to the gate by bolts-or other fastening means.

J denotes a bracket secured to the car frame by suitable channel none or bars J having a vertical wall J 2 to limit the upward section, either to take on or discharge passeng'ers, the conductor or motorman having charge of the operation of the gate actuates the controlling lever to lower the gate, thus closing the street against vehicular trafi'ic between the car and the curb on the side from whichpassengers leave or board the car.

Passengers may then leave or board the car in safety, knowing that vehicles will not attemptto pass while the car is at rest. Upon giving the signal to go on, the gate is elevated, remaining in that position until the car makes the'next stop.

To avoid any chance of injury to caresly inclined persons who may dodge under me gate while it is being lowered the bumper is provided to cushion ,the blow, cf the descending gate.

On the bar of the gate suitable warning words such as Safety first? or words of like import may be displayed if desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. In a device of the character described,

' a car, a transversely swinging arm or gate pivoted to a shaft supported by journals secured to the car frame, said arm being adapted to project from the side'ofthe car across the driveway between the car and the street curb, whereby the driveway may be closed against vehicular traflic, and manually operated means for actuating said arm vor gate.

a car, a swinging. gate adapted to close the street between the car and curb against vehicular trafi'ic, a rock-shaft suitably journaled in the car frame to which said 'gateis secured, a vertical shaft geared to the rock-shaft, and a lever secured to the vertical shaft for manually operating said ate. v g 3. In a device of the character. described, a car, across the driveway adjacent to the car to close the street, a rock-shaft to which said arm is secured supported in journals secured to the car frame, a warning lamp mounted in said arm, and means for manually operating the rock shaft.

4. In a device of the character described, a car, a swinging arm adapted to close the driveway between the car and the street curb, a bracket having an upstanding wall to limit the movement of the arm'in one direction and a horizontal Wall to serve as a support for the arm when lowered, means for securing the bracket to the car frame, and means for manually actuating said swinging arm.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

CARLO GIUFFRE. Witnesses:

S. E. THOMAS, JOHN CONSIDINE, Jr.

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